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Aragon Cataluna (Northeast Spain) Map
Michelin
A travel map of northeastern Spain at a scale 1:400,000.
(SPN112, $8.95) |
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The Arts in Spain, From Prehistory to Modernism
John Moffit
ART & ARCHITECTURE
From the cave painting at Altimira through the Golden Age, to the works of Picasso and Miro, this book documents the course of art in Spain, with 150 illustrations.
(SPN102, $18.95) |
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Barcelona
Warner Home Video
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An acclaimed comedy by Whit Stilman featuring American expatriates living in Barcelona.
(SPN64, $19.95) |
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Barcelona Map
Borch Maps
A detailed city map, laminated and folded for easy reference.
(SPN105, $7.95) |
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The Basque Kitchen, Tempting Food from the Pyrenees
Gerald Hirigoyen
Cameron Hirigoyen
FOOD
Basque recipes, both traditional and modern, by the celebrated chef (and owner of San Francisco's Piperade), originally from Biarritz.
(SPN217, $39.95) |
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Boundaries, The Making of France and Spain in the Pyrenees
Peter Sahlins
HISTORY
A study of national identity in Catalonia, Cerdanya and the border lands between France and Spain, with an overview of their demarcation and arbitrary division in 1659.
(SPN154, $26.95) |
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Bradt Guide Canary Islands
Lucy Corne
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series by a Las Palmas resident and journalist. With city and town plans and in-depth coverage of destinations throughout the archipelago.
(CNY06, $21.95) |
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The Buried Mirror
Carlos Fuentes
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A fascinating, illustrated survey of Latin American culture and history by the great Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. With hundreds of color illustrations.
(SPN71, $29.95) |
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The Camino, A Journey of the Spirit
Shirley MacLaine
RELIGION
The much-reincarnated, ever-brave entertainer treks 500-miles across Northern Spain on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela. She's a tough woman, spending 30 days on the road, sleeping in hostels en route.
(SPN127, $14.95) |
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Cathedrals and Castles, Building in the Middle Ages
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg
ART & ARCHITECTURE
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A pocket-size encyclopedia of the art, architecture and culture of the Middle Ages featuring hundreds of drawings and color illustrations and a brief chronology.
(MED07, $12.95) |
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The Cave Painters
Gregory Curtis
ART & ARCHITECTURE
NEW
Curtis introduces the masterworks of cave art, the Paleolithic and paleoarchaeology in this tour of Altamira, Lascaux, Les Trois-Freres, Cosquer, Chauvet and other caves in France and Spain.
(FRN620, $14.95) |
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Companion Guide Madrid and Central Spain
Alastair Boyd
GUIDEBOOK
A scholarly, entertaining and thorough guide to the region.
(SPN24, $34.95) |
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Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal
Mary Vincent
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
With its 40 maps, 240 photographs and insightful essays on all aspects of Iberian geography and culture, this handsome book is an excellent introduction to the region.
(SPN34, $45.00) |
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Dali
Ignacio Gomez De Liano
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A beautiful oversize volume featuring more than 100 reproductions of Dali's works.
(SPN77, $29.95) |
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Dali
Dawn Ades
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A compelling, thoroughly illustrated overview of Dali's art by a leading Dali scholar, this book is a fine companion for a trip to the Dali Museum in Figueres.
(SPN59, $16.95) |
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Discovering Spain, An Uncommon Guide
Penelope Casas
GUIDEBOOK
A wonderful, personable guide to Spain filled with history and culture and infused with the author's wit and love for her country. Casas dedicates a chapter to each of Spain's 12 parts. Highly recommended.
(SPN31, $25.00) |
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The End of Days, A Story of Tolerance, Tyranny, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain
Erna Paris
HISTORY
The story of the dramatic changes in Spain leading to the Spanish Inquisition.
(SPN56, $39.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Madrid
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This superb guide features bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a synopsis of the attractions in and around Madrid.
(SPN122, $20.00) |
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Eyewitness Guide Spain
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This superb, colorful guide covers all of Spain. It features bright photography, dozens of excellent maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(SPN05, $30.00) |
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Farewell Espana, The World of the Sephardim Remembered
Howard Morley Sachar
HISTORY
A history of Spanish Jews by a well known scholar. Sachar covers not only the rise, persecution, and expulsion of the Spanish Jews, but also their dispersion across Europe and in the Americas.
(SPN57, $20.40) |
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Food and Wines of Spain
Penelope Casas
FOOD
A classic collection of 400 recipes, interwoven with cultural commentary and culinary history. A pleasure to read, but prepare to become hungry.
(SPN100, $30.00) |
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Frank O. Gehry, The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Coosje Van Bruggen
Frank O. Gehry
ART & ARCHITECTURE
OUT OF PRINT
A beautifully illustrated testimonial to the celebrated architecture of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, covering not only the finished building but documenting the process from idea to reality. Published by the Guggenheim.
(SPN52, $55.00) |
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The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral
Robert A. Scott
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An accessible overview of the medieval cathedral, its history, design and architecture with black-and-white photographs.
(EUR190, $17.95) |
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Goya
Jose Gudiol
ART & ARCHITECTURE
COMING IN NOVEMBER
An overview of Goya's work in the excellent "Masters of Art" series. The book begins with an illustrated essay on Goya's art, and continues with reproductions of important works.
(SPN79, $34.00) |
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Goya, Painter of Terrible Splendor
Jeanine Baticle
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A pocket-size encyclopedia, this slim book is an illustrated overview of the life and times of Goya. It's an illuminating portrait of 18th-century Madrid.
(SPN35, $12.95) |
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Guggenheim NY/Guggenheim Bilbao
Jeff Goldberg
Ezra Stoller
ART & ARCHITECTURE
The Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim Bilbao are compared through photographs in this new, compact (small enough for your palm) book.
(SPN115, $14.95) |
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Heart of Spain: Robert Capa
Robert Capa
HISTORY
Capra's Civil War photography.
(SPN99, $29.95) |
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Here Is Where We Meet
John Berger
LITERATURE
This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow.
(EUR189, $14.00) |
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A History of Medieval Spain
Joseph F. O'Callaghan
HISTORY
A detailed history of the Medieval kingdoms of Iberia.
(SPN10, $29.95) |
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Iberia, Spanish Travels & Reflections
James Michener
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
In this best-selling travelogue, Michener presents a compulsively readable and well-observed account of his love affair with Spain and all things Spanish. It has achieved the status of a classic, rich in detail and insightful.
(SPN16, $8.99) |
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Imperial Spain, 1469-1716
John H. Elliott
HISTORY
An authoritative history of Imperial Spain.
(SPN138, $17.00) |
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Insight Guide Barcelona
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent, illustrated overview with essays on art, architecture, history and culture.
(SPN75, $19.95) |
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The Jews of Spain
Jane S. Gerber
HISTORY
A straightforward, readable history of Jewish life in Spain. The book covers life in Spain up to the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, and continues with chapters on the Sephardic diaspora.
(SPN72, $21.50) |
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Karen Brown's Spain, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
Lorena Aburto
Clare Brown
Cynthia Sauvage
GUIDEBOOK
A guide to lodging of character and itineraries.
(SPN149, $19.95) |
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The Land of My Fathers, A Son's Return to the Basque Country
Robert Laxalt
Joyce Laxalt
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A portrait of the Basque culture and people through the eyes of Robert Laxalt, who traveled through Basque country in the 60s. This book is based on Laxalt's journals and complemented by his wife's photographs.
(FRN162, $21.00) |
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The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself
J.M. Cohen
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Utterly transformed by her religious experiences and converted at age forty, Saint Teresa feared false mysticism and maintained an analytical and critical view of ecstasy. This book is widely read in Spain.
(SPN18, $13.00) |
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Lonely Planet Barcelona
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive city guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style.
(SPN158, $19.99) |
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Madrid Map
Borch Maps
A detailed map of Madrid at a scale of 1:10,000, laminated and folded for easy reference.
(SPN106, $7.95) |
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Majorca Map
Borch Maps
A handy laminated road map of Majorca in full color at a scale of 1:160,000, with supplementary maps.
(SPN310, $10.95) |
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Mammals of Europe
Priscilla Barrett
David W. MacDonald
FIELD GUIDE
Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals.
(FG61, $34.95) |
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Marks of Identity
Juan Goytisolo
Gregory Rabassa
LITERATURE
Banned under Franco, this is the story of a man struggling to get along without love for his country or himself. The author has written a number of novels concerning Spain on the periphery of the Western and Islamic worlds.
(SPN25, $15.00) |
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The Medieval Spains
Bernard F. Reilly
HISTORY
A short scholarly history of Iberia.
(SPN98, $29.99) |
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Modern Spain
Raymond Carr
HISTORY
A survey of Spanish history from 1875 to the advent of King Juan Carlos in 1980.
(SPN152, $24.95) |
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Northern Spain Map
Freytag & Berndt
A nicely detailed, overview map of Northern Spain and the Way of St. James at a scale of 1:500,000.
(SPN245, $11.95) |
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Off the Road, A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route Into Spain
Jack Hitt
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An American Abroad, popular NPR contributor Hitt unleashes his wit and wonder in this account of his trek, 500-miles across Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Naturally, he falls in with an odd assortment of fellow pilgrims and adventures ensue.
(SPN312, $13.00) |
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Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe
Barry W Cunliffe
HISTORY
Dozens of experts contributed essays to this illustrated account of the sweep of early human history in Europe from the Paleolithic to the fall of the Roman Empire, featuring 300 well-integrated maps, photographs and site plans.
(EUR32, $31.95) |
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Picasso
Patrick O'Brian
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Patrick O'Brian, who knew the artist, covers the life and work of Picasso.
(SPN86, $18.95) |
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Picasso
Hans L. Jaffe
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A classic overview of Picasso's art with reproductions of important works.
(SPN85, $19.98) |
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Picasso
Jean-Louis Ferrier
ART & ARCHITECTURE
This oversize paperback is a thoroughly illustrated study of Picasso's art over the decades. Each essay features gorgeous color reproductions.
(SPN84, $27.50) |
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Picasso
Timothy Hilton
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An extended illustrated essay on Picasso's achievement and place in 20th-century art.
(SPN82, $16.95) |
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Picasso
Christian-Peter Warncke
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A beautifully illustrated color Tashen monograph featuring the works of Picasso.
(SPN90, $20.00) |
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Picasso, Master of the New Idea
Paule du Bouchet
Marie-Laure Bernadac
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A colorful pocket-size reference on the development of Picasso and his art. Includes hundreds of color and archival photographs, a useful chronology and long section of writing by and about Picasso.
(SPN27, $12.95) |
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Pilgrim Stories, On and Off the Road to Santiago
Nancy Louise Frey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The sights, sounds -- and meaning -- of modern journeys along the "Camino de Santiago," according to interviews with those who travel it.
(SPN46, $22.95) |
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The Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago De Compostela
William Melczer
GUIDEBOOK
This is the original guide used by 12th-century pilgrims along the sacred way, reprinted with an introduction by a professor of medieval studies, endnotes and a gazeteer. It's an excellent, hugely informative presentation of this curiosity.
(SPN42, $25.00) |
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The Pilgrimage to Santiago
Edwin Mullins
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
OUT OF PRINT
Mullins travels (not always by foot) in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims from Paris, across the Pyrenees and through Northern Spain to Santiago de Campostela in this classic account.
(SPN130, $15.00) |
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Pilgrimage to the End of the World, The Road to Santiago de Campostela
Conrad Rudolph
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An engaging, literary account of 11 weeks of travels from Le Puy along the way of St. James, 1,000 miles all told.
(SPN220, $15.00) |
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The Pilgrimage, A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom
Paulo Coelho
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The Portuguese author's experiences along the historic Road to Santiago.
(SPN47, $13.95) |
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Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions
Simon Coleman
John Elsner
RELIGION
An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel.
(REL07, $28.00) |
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The Prado
Alfonso E. Perez Sanchez
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Highlights of the Prado Museum in Madrid, featuring 320 illustrations of art collected by the kings and queens over centuries, including works by Goya, Rubens, Velazquez and El Greco.
(SPN104, $35.00) |
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Prehistoric Art in Europe
N.K. Sanders
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An overview of European prehistoric art, well illustrated with black-and-white photos, line drawings and maps. This book places the cave art in southwestern France within the larger context of prehistoric art.
(EUR02, $40.00) |
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Pyrenees & Andorra Map
World Mapping Project
A detailed, traveler's map at a good scale of the Pyrenees, including Andorra, based on World Mapping Project cartography.
(SPN249, $9.99) |
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The Quest for El Cid
Richard Fletcher
HISTORY
A reevaluation of the legendary eleventh-century warrior El Cid.
(SPN141, $17.95) |
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Road of Stars to Santiago
Edward Stanton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A 30-day pilgrimage by foot across Northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago.
(SPN51, $30.00) |
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The Road to Santiago
Kathryn Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
The novelist's meditative, personal account of journeys along the route of St. James from St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela.
(SPN209, $20.00) |
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Road to Santiago
Michael Jacobs
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, illustrated guide to the Medieval pilgrimage route across the Pyrenees and Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Jacobs is a lively, literate author.
(SPN139, $27.50) |
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Roads to Santiago, A Modern-Day Pilgrimage Through Spain
Cees Nooteboom
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
An exhilarating but erudite portrait of modern and historic Spain. Nooteboom writes quite brilliantly of Spanish art, philosophy, history, architecture and culture, as well as of the people he encountered.
(SPN50, $16.00) |
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Rough Guide Spain
Rough Guide
GUIDEBOOK
For planning trips, this is an excellent, comprehensive and up-to-date guide.
(SPN159, $24.99) |
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Spain & Portugal Map
Freytag & Berndt
A colorful, shaded relief map of the entire Iberian Peninsula at a scale of 1:700,000.
(SPN22, $12.95) |
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Spain 1469-1714, A Society of Conflict
Henry Kamen
HISTORY
A vivid history of the Golden Age of imperial Spain.
(SPN69, $68.40) |
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Spain and Its World, 1500-1700
John H. Elliott
HISTORY
A wide-ranging overview by the pre-eminent historian of the Imperial Age of Spain.
(SPN48, $35.00) |
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Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century
Pablo E. Perez-Mallaina
HISTORY
(SPN93, $40.00) |
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The Spanish Inquisition
Cecil Roth
HISTORY
This documents the events leading up to the Inquisition, the torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and the New World -- a fascinating exploration of the roots of the Inquisition and its effects on the country.
(SPN91, $15.95) |
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The Spanish Inquisition, A Historical Revision
Henry Kamen
HISTORY
A vivid, revisionist history of the Spanish Inquisition.
(SPN144, $23.00) |
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The Spanish Seaborne Empire
J.H. Parry
HISTORY
A classic study of colonial Spain's impact on the Americas.
(SPN70, $26.95) |
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Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)
Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook.
(SPN140, $21.95) |
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The Story of the Moors in Spain
Stanley Lane-Poole
HISTORY
A wonderfully readable, sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy, first published in 1866.
(SPN12, $18.95) |
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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
LITERATURE
Hemingway's great novel, which encapsulates the angst of the post-WWI "lost generation," is the story of unmoored American and British expats travelling from Paris to Pamplona.
(SPN33, $15.00) |
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Surrealism
Fiona Bradley
ART & ARCHITECTURE
The history of the Surrealist movement including Magritte, Ernst, Dali, and others.
(SPN83, $20.99) |
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Sweet Promised Land
Robert Laxalt
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A memoir of a Basque sheepherders life in America and his return visit to the Pyrennes.
(SWU50, $18.00) |
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Through the Spanish Pyrenees: GR11, A Long Distance Footpath
Paul Lucia
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, practical guide to the coast-to-coast sereis of trails and footpaths.
(SPN229, $19.95) |
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Time Out Barcelona
Time Out
GUIDEBOOK
A practical travel guide by the hipsters at Time Out, with an overview of the city -- and excellent recommendations on where to eat, shop and loiter.
(SPN92, $19.95) |
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To the Heart of Spain: Food and Wine Adventures beyond the Pyrenees
Ann Walker
Larry Walker
FOOD
A celebration of Spain and its food.
(SPN95, $14.95) |
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The Trap
Ana Maria Matute
LITERATURE
A feminist perspective on events surrounding the Spanish Civil War.
(SPN60, $15.95) |
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Travelers' Tales, A Woman's Europe
Marybeth Bond
Mary Morris
ANTHOLOGY
Visit Europe through the eyes of women writers, including Frances Mayes and Jan Morris.
(EUR160, $17.95) |
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Two Spanish Picaresque Novels: Lazarillo de Tormes, The Swindler
Francisco de Quevedo
Michael Alpert
LITERATURE
A pair of tales that helped lay the foundation for the Spanish novel.
(SPN108, $14.00) |
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Walking in the Cordillera Cantabrica
Robin Walker
GUIDEBOOK
A detailed, practical guide in the British series.
(SPN194, $24.95) |
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Way of St James: Pyrenees, Santiago, Finisterre
Alison Raju
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to the Spanish half of the Pilgrim's Road.
(SPN202, $19.95) |
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Western Picos de Europa Map
Adrados Ediciones
A folded topographic for walkers and hikers.
(SPN198, $11.95) |
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Wild Spain, A Traveller's Guide
Frederic Grunfeld
GUIDEBOOK
A brief, illustrated survey of the national parks and wilderness areas of Spain, organized geographically.
(SPN96, $19.95) |
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